17:1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry, give ear to my prayer, {that goeth} not out of feigned lips. 
17:1 {A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O LORD, attend to my cry, give ear to my prayer, {that goeth} not out of deceitful lips. 

17:2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thy eyes behold the things that are equal. 
17:2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thy eyes behold the things that are equal. 

17:3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited {me} in the night; thou hast tried me, {and} shalt find nothing; I have purposed {that} my mouth shall not transgress. 
17:3 Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited {me} in the night; thou hast tried me, {and} shalt find nothing; I have purposed {that} my mouth shall not transgress. 

17:4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept {me from} the paths of the destroyer. 
17:4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept {me from} the paths of the destroyer. 

17:5 Uphold my goings in thy paths, {that} my footsteps slip not. 
17:5 Uphold my goings in thy paths, {that} my footsteps slip not. 

17:6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, {and hear} my speech. 
17:6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, {and hear } my speech. 

17:7 Show thy wonderful loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them who put their trust {in thee} from those that rise up {against them}. 
17:7 Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them who put their trust {in thee} from those that rise up {against them}. 

17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shade of thy wings. 
17:8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 

17:9 From the wicked that oppress me, {from} my deadly enemies, {who} encompass me, 
17:9 From the wicked that oppress me, {from} my deadly enemies, {who} surround me. 

17:10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 
17:10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 

17:11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 
17:11 They have now surrounded us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 

17:12 Like as a lion {that} is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 
17:12 Like as a lion {that} is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 

17:13 Arise, O LORD disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, {who is} thy sword: 
17:13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, {who is} thy sword: 

17:14 From men {who are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {who have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. 
17:14 From men {who are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {who have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. 

17:15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. 
17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.